Lubricating device for railway vehicle axles



u 9 92 A g l 7 E. MooNEY LUBRICTING DEVICE FOR `R-AFLWAY VEHICLE AXLES Filed Jan. 2f/. 1927 LUBRIGKATING nnvion FOR BAILWAYIvnHIoLn AXLEs;

Thisinvention relates to that kindoft railway aXle lubricating device in which an ab'- sorbent pad connected to or 'formed integral With-capillaryy feeders dipping into the oilV in the axle-box is supported in contact with' fthe journal by means'of a spring frame com`- c prising a cradleya ltransverse bearer'strip central to the cradle, straight longitudinal side members connected togetherby trans- Yverse strips, and double elliptical side members attached to the'longit-udinal side inem'-,

bersrandto the ends of the transverse bearer strip.

In employing this type of lubricating fide-A vice it has beenfound that' the cradle member had va tendency torbecome wedged between the ends-ofthe double elliptical side journal and the other 4end'is'leict iinlubri` cated. Now the object of the present invention is to modify or improve the construc-` fr panying drawings/wherein cradle depressed at `one end.

tion of this typeofjaxle lubricating device lWith a view to overcoming' this disadvantage.

According ,to the invention the double elfV liptical sidermembers ot tlie'spring frame are connected together by transverse members adapted to prevent vthe'vvedging otlthe.4

cradle between Vthe ends ofathe double elliptical side members when the said cra'dl'efis depressed thereon. l l i i Q f i In order that the invention may be clearA ly understood and readily carriedy into effect, the same Will now be Amore fully described with reference to and-by aidofthe accom- Figure l is asileelevation of kmy improved aXle lubricating device. v, lFigure 2 is a plan view of Figure l, but With a portion ofthe absorbent pad omitted for the sake of clearness. i

Figure f3`is a side elevation showing the y Referring to the drawings,`l isv the ab- V.sorbent pad formed vintegral I Withcapillary feeders'. 2, adapted to dip into the lubricating oil in theaXle box (not shown), said abe sorbent pad 1, being supported by means of Y,

a spring frame comprising va cradle 3, a transverse bearer strip 4: central to the cradle 8, straight longitudinal side members 5v, and

:strip 4.

double elliptical side 6,- attached` s According Application filedlil'anuary 27, 1927Seria1 No. 163,987.1, and inGreat lritainlebriiary, 19276.` i

ofk the vtransverse bearer' .sa l

tothe invention, he 'double/ei liptical side members 6, have their endsjcon nected together'. by ,transverse members f adapted, when the cradle f3 is depressed as' shown4 at'Figuren` to engage the end pady l supporting membersifof 4the cradlev 3,1'and thereby preveiittvedging of saidcradle 3,'be# tween the ends of the double elliptical side `membei's'. The transverse Vmembers 7, are

secured to the ends of tl'ie'double elliptical] side members by rivets 8, and said transverse i members VV7 are-made of fleX'iblefstrip :metal similar to that employed yfor the, other mem-Il c A bers of the springframe. `VIt Will,'ofcourse,

be'understood that any other appropriate meansV for securing the transverse members 7, `to the ends of` thedoubieeiiipucai "Side members 6 may be employed.

l. Ina lubricating devicexof the `class vdescribed, an absorbentpad, a yieldableframe i Y supporting saidpad, said frame comprising a cradle, sidel members,helliptical.members connected to saidc'raldle'and saidfside mem,

the frame and connected-to'said elliptical 2; 'In a lubricating device :of the class describe'dan absorbent pad,y a vyieldablefraine supporting said pad,.said frame comprising c a cradle, spaced longitudinally disposed side members, elliptical members connectedl to ends of said el'lipticalmembers to vprevent the Wedging of the cradle between' the ellipvbers, andV means :extending transversely of'A ticalniembers when the cradle is depressed.

3; In a lubricating device :ofthe class vdescribed, an absorbent pad, a yieldableframe a cradle, spa/ced longitudinally disposedside' members, a `pair of lellipticalv members con 9o; i Vsaidcradleand said side members, and transjversely disposed members connected toy the ysupporting said pad, said lframe:comprising fvrdepressed. 'i ,Y y* Y "4.'l In'alubricating device-ofthe class vrdel scribed, an absorbentpad; apcradle--s-up-portfing"said` pad, spaced longitudinally vdisposed 3 the elliptical' membersvwlien the cradlef is `1fiventng.the Wedgingvoftlie erzidle vbetweenA n side vmembers. beneth said cradle, double el`V liptiavil members connected At0 VSaidw tcradle and said side members,elliptioalnnembers VVterminating in substantially horizontal opposed flange portions, transverse` members connected to saidportions for preventing the l Wedgi'ng-*of the'CradlebetWeen the endsV ofVV i.

the elliptical members when the'cmdleis.depressed.l

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